# Elasticsearch restore and read only repository

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-restore-and-read-only-repository/1377>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [May 27, 2015, 11:12am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-restore-and-read-only-repository/1377 "2015-05-27T11:12:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Toby](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/toby/32/412_2.png) [@Toby](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Toby)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2015, 11:12am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-restore-and-read-only-repository/1377/1 "2015-05-27T11:12:14Z")

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We are currently backing up using the snapshot API to a NetApp.  
The snapshot repository is being synced to our DR site NetApp. The copy of the snapshot repository at the DR site is Read Only. We have found that Elasticsearch won't restore from a Read Only repository.

Is there a way of getting around this?

Thanks  
Toby

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2015, 7:16am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-restore-and-read-only-repository/1377/2 "2015-05-28T07:16:58Z")

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Not at this stage.

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**Author:** ![Toby](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/toby/32/412_2.png) [@Toby](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Toby)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2015, 9:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-restore-and-read-only-repository/1377/3 "2015-05-28T09:38:21Z")

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Thanks Mark,

Will work around it it 😕

Toby

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2015, 9:41am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-restore-and-read-only-repository/1377/4 "2015-05-28T09:41:02Z")

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It's something we are looking at as it's come up for other users wanting WORM type datastores, but no ETA.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 12:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-restore-and-read-only-repository/1377/5 "2017-07-06T00:11:19Z")

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